Page 16 - Bernardon_Educate_SOQ 09.2023
P. 16
University of Delaware Perkins Student Center
Location: Newark, Delaware
Design Statement: The Bernardon team was challenged to
design 60,000 SF of renovations in order to reposition an
aging student center on the main campus of the University
of Delaware.
The renovated building contains a new energetic Student
Lounge and a reconfigured lobby with a new information
desk. The previously windowless lower level was
transformed into an inviting student community space
with supporting student organizations and staff offices.
The existing complicated circulation paths in the building
were simplified to connect the building’s two monumental
stairs with a sweeping corridor “promenade.”
The area of the student lounge was opened to the exterior
by means of new floor-to-ceiling windows allowing this
space to interact with the exterior activities. An existing
skylight was also re-opened above the monumental
stairway allowing natural light to flood into the lower
level.
BERNARDON | STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS www.bernardon.com
